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$\vec{E} = E_0 \sin(kx-\omega t)\hat{y}$ ,

$\vec{B} = B_0 \sin(kx-\omega t)\hat{z}$ .

This wave is linearly polarized in the y-direction

What is the wavelength  of the wave described in the problem introduction?

What is the period  of the wave described in the problem introduction?

What is the velocity  of the wave described in the problem introduction?

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Consider a traveling wave described by the formula

$y_1(x,t) = A \sin(k x - \omega t)$ .

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Part A

Which one of the following statements about the wave described in the problem introduction is correct?

ANSWER:

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direction.
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direction.
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The wave is traveling but not oscillating.

Part B

Which of the expressions given is a mathematical expression for a wave of the same amplitude that is traveling in the opposite direction? At time t=0

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, the wave described in the problem introduction.

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